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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... on Lung POCUS ... Differential Bilat ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... factor • May cause ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... Comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Diagnosis by Mechanism ... carcinoma of the lung ... pathology (e.g. pneumonia ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... #Causes #Sodium
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... bones ... • Differentiate ... #diagnosis #causes
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... subdural hematoma, lung ... #diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Diagnosis: Causes ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... or restrictive lung ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Summary #Nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... plexus, or sclera), lungs ... lymphadenopathy, pleuritic pain ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology